List Of Volcanic Mountains In Kenya
Volcanic mountains are formed as a result of volcanic activities on the surface of the Earth. The magma inside the Earth erupts out as lava through the cracks on the Earth’s surface. This cools down repeatedly to form volcanic mountains.
In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of Volcanic Mountains in Kenya
Below is the complete List of the Volcanic Mountains In Kenya
1. Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is an extinct stratovolcano that was created about 3 million years after the opening of the East African Rift. It is the highest mountain in Kenya. It was 7,000 metres high before glaciation.
2. Mount Elgon
Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano located on the border of Kenya and Uganda. It is the oldest extinct volcano in East Africa that is approximately 24 million years old. It has an elevation of 4,321 metres.
3. Mount Longonot
Mount Longonot is a stratovolcano located in the Great Rift Valley. The mountain contains a large caldera that was formed about 21,000 years ago by vast eruptions of trachytic lava. It has an elevation of 2,776 metres.
4. Ol Doinyo Eburru
It is an active complex of volcanoes located in the Great Rift Valley. Ol Doinyo Eburru’s elevation is 2,856 metres.
5. Mount Suswa
It is a shield volcano that is also located in the Great Rift Valley. It has an elevation of 2,356 metres. The mountain is characterized by lava tubes and a unique double crater with a moat-like inner crater that surrounds a tilted block of rock.
6. Mount Silali
Mount Silali is a dormant volcano and the largest caldera volcano located in the Gregory Rift Valley. It is a recent volcano that became active about 400,000 years ago. The mountain’s elevation is 2,355 metres.
7. Mount Paka
Mount Paka is a shield volcano that is located in the Great Rift Valley; East Pokot. The mountain’s elevation is 1,697 metres.
8. Mount Korosi